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"The accident happened on Wednesday, January 10 at around 3.35pm, when a car veered to the left and forced me into the kerb, throwing me at speed from the bike," he said.

"This was the second time in the space of a couple of hundred yards that this vehicle had done this, seemingly in an attempt to stop me filtering through on the left while cars were stood still queuing.

"The car in question carried on regardless as I was laid injured on the pavement, however someone else did stop and offer me assistance."

Andy was rushed to Bassetlaw Hospital in an ambulance, treated with painkillers, x-rayed and eventually transferred to Doncaster Royal Infirmary at 4.30am the following day.

"I had surgery that morning that involved having screws inserted to repair a fractured hip," he said.

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"However, I was made aware that due to the nature and site of the injury there was 30% chance of further complications which would mean having to have a full hip replacement within two years.

"I had my fifth night in hospital on Sunday, which has caused huge disruption to my life and my family's lives, and that’s before contemplating the huge financial loss I will suffer with having to take a lengthy period off sick - potentially many months to go back to my current role."

And he puts the incident down to a "toxic" anti-cyclist attitude among drivers in Retford.

"I’ve encountered this before many times and it seems drivers are jealous that bikes and motorbikes can filter through while they have to wait," he said.

"I’ve ridden a bicycle for the past five or six years and been to many different areas of the country and abroad yet have never encountered such a toxic and hostile anti-cyclist environment as Retford, and I’m saying that as born and bred Retfordian who likes his town.

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"Literally every time I take to the roads on a bike there’s abusive shouts from cars, dangerous driving to cause alarm and a total lack of respect for the cyclist as a road user, I’ve even had things thrown from cars towards me. This is something everyone I know encounters as well.

"It’s my personal view that local social media hasn’t been helpful in this respect with various Facebook threads over the past 12 months particularly fanning the flames.

"I’m not saying every cyclist is a saint, as they aren’t. I also fully accept that it’s frustrating to be stuck behind a big group of riders. However, how much time do people actually lose? 30 seconds? A minute, maybe?"